Last week we discussed how to adjust level and span automatically and when that feature is best used. While using AUTO can be very convenient in many situations, you’ll quickly find times when MANUAL adjustment is essential, either to getting the best image or understanding what you are seeing.

I’m all for using the AUTO adjust feature found on most thermal imagers. That said, it does not mean I can turn my brain off! Many new thermographers believe they can just put their system on AUTO and life will be good. Not true.

When Fluke IR-fusion® was first launched, I wondered whether or not it would be perceived as just another marketing gimmick, and if not, how well it would be used. Time has proven that few find it gimmicky and most use it very well.

In the field I nearly always use the Full Infrared setting (left) for […]